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5 Tips for Making the Most of Your ZOOM Meetings
ZOOM has eased the transition of working remotely during the COVID-19 crisis tremendously. One of the most impressive aspects of the ZOOM is how it has answered the call for the astronomical demand for its free service. As ZOOM becomes the new norm for conducting virtual meetings, here are some of our most helpful tips…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Cybersecurity Threats You Need to Know
While the rest of us are focused on mitigating the real-world virus to protect ourselves, our families, and those who are most vulnerable, hackers and cybercriminals are actively trying to take advantage of people and businesses. Here are a few of the top cybersecurity threats that you need to be aware of as cybercrime ramps…
Read MoreHow We’re Helping Businesses Work Through COVID-19
Keeping people connected while keeping social distance might seem like a paradox, but for IT professionals, it’s what we do naturally. Now, though, this is the only way we can all successfully work together as the world navigates the COVID-19 pandemic in our countries, communities, and businesses. While the dynamics of the working world have…
Read MoreA Note From Our President
I wanted to take the opportunity to let you know how Concensus is taking care of our customers during COVID-19. We are fully remote but remain fully committed to addressing all of your existing and new business needs. We know your businesses are changing and facing challenges. Right now, our engineers are putting in additional…
Read MoreWhat is Data Governance, and Why Do I Need it?
Data is critical to every aspect of how an organization functions, and it is constantly growing, which is why it’s so important to have the right processes and practices in place to manage company data. More than 80 percent of an organization’s stored data is known as “unstructured data.” That means that spreadsheets, word processing…
Read MoreAre Your Systems Prepared to Work Remotely?
Employees working remotely from home or on the road might be necessary for your organization at this time. Are your IT systems prepared? At Concensus, we have had remote employees from the first day we opened our doors in 2006. All of the software that we use to run our business is cloud-based. In fact, we…
Read MoreWhat you need to know about the Dark Web
The world can be a scary place, and the internet is no different. In recent years, more and more people are becoming aware of what’s known as the dark web—an underground and unregulated corner of the internet that holds a host of malicious, illegal, or otherwise disturbing online activities. Understanding what the dark web is,…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-Factor Authentication is one of the most secure cyber solutions available to organizations, applications, and users today. Some applications require MFA in order to access features and services, and many more offer it as an additional security option that users can choose to enable. There are a variety of ways to implement MFA through popular…
Read MoreMulti-Factor Authentication: What It Is & Why You Need It
It’s hard to create a unique password, let alone remember what password matches up with which account or website. Sometimes, it’s just easier to type in “123456” or “password”…two of the top five most commonly used and hacked passwords of 2019. With 63% of all breaches resulting from weak, default, or stolen passwords, even complex passwords aren’t…
Read MoreZENworks 2020
ZENworks 2020 was released by Micro Focus in late 2019 and customers are upgrading in increasing numbers. The release plays well into the three core competencies of ZENworks: Managing the lifecycle of all endpoints Securing endpoint devices against common vulnerabilities Protecting company data that lives on endpoint devices All of this runs on an increasingly…
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